Staff Electrical Engineer, H-1B salary
What 380 H-1B filings report for “Staff Electrical Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Staff Electrical Engineer?
$99k median H-1B base salary for a Staff Electrical Engineer, typically $80k to $161k, across 380 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $154k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California89$154k+$55k
- 2Massachusetts20$145k+$46k
- 3Texas45$95k−$4k
- 4North Carolina23$89k−$10k
- 5Missouri49$81k−$18k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $99kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Staff Electrical Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Staff Electrical Engineer roles are Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Skyworks Solutions, Brookhaven National Laboratory, and Cruise, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Staff Electrical Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company184 filings$88k
- 2Skyworks Solutions74 filings$145k
- 3Brookhaven National Laboratory15 filings$110k
- 4Cruise9 filings$201k
- 5Eg&R Engineering PC5 filings$82k
- 6Renesas5 filings$153k
- 7Stryker5 filings$125k
- 8Tesla5 filings$161k
- 9Rivian5 filings$159k
- 103S Engineering and Design LLC4 filings$123k
- 11Bloom Energy4 filings$142k
- 12Masonite4 filings$96k
- 13Arcadis4 filings$93k
- 14Itron4 filings$81k
- 15Lam Research4 filings$109k
- 16Every Industry3 filings$73k
- 17Alert Innovation3 filings$145k
- 18Interactive Engineering Corporation3 filings$68k
- 19Astronics2 filings$176k
- 20CoreWeave2 filings$315k
- 21Qorvo2 filings$161k
- 22Abbott2 filings$138k
- 23Norgren2 filings$137k
- 24Schneider Electric2 filings$101k
- 25Aurora Innovation1 filings$160k
- 26Antora Energy1 filings$208k
- 27Brown and Caldwell1 filings$88k
- 28Cepheid1 filings$190k
- 29CORYS1 filings$68k
- 30Carbon1 filings$180k
- 31Cenergy International Services1 filings$100k
- 32CooperSurgical1 filings$131k
- 33Design Learned, Inc.1 filings$69k
- 34Draeger Medical Systems1 filings$151k
- 35Earlens1 filings$170k
- 36Form Energy1 filings$195k
- 37Fulfil Solutions1 filings$158k
- 38GoPro1 filings$144k
- 39Google1 filings$230k
- 40Imperative Care1 filings$194k
- 41Intuitive Surgical1 filings$175k
- 42Mytra1 filings$198k
- 43NCS Engineers1 filings$61k
- 44Norgen GT Development LLC1 filings$124k
- 45Fresenius Medical Care1 filings$145k
- 46Sony1 filings$170k
- 47Waabi Innovation1 filings$230k
- 48Western Electricity Coordinating Council1 filings$92k
- 49Woodward1 filings$117k
- 50ZT Systems1 filings$126k
Related titles in this family
540 filings carry “Staff Electrical Engineer” in the title, across 31 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Member of the Technical Staff - Electrical Engineer78 filings$114k
- 2Sr. Staff Electrical Engineer23 filings$139k
- 3Senior Staff Electrical Engineer17 filings$127k
- 4Lead Staff Electrical Engineer7 filings$119k
- 5Member of Technical Staff, Electrical Engineer5 filings$180k
- 6Associate Staff Electrical Engineer4 filings$84k
- 7Staff Electrical Engineer I2 filings$104k
- 8Staff Electrical Engineer – R&d Systems2 filings$221k
- 9Director-Technology (Senior Staff Electrical Engineer)1 filings$169k
- 10Junior Member of the Technical Staff - Electrical Engineer1 filings$92k
- 11Managing Staff Electrical Engineer1 filings$200k
- 12Member of Technical Staff (Electrical Engineering)1 filings$135k
Figures are for the exact title “Staff Electrical Engineer”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.